Category: Mead Recipes

Formulating A Pyment

Formulating A Pyment

How do you develop a recipe for a pyment when using wine grape juice as one of the ingredients? My approach to pyments is much like my approach to making other melomels (fruit meads),...

Hibiscus Mead

Hibiscus Mead

This is a recipe for making a hibiscus mead that also includes Spanish Cedar aging. What Is Hibiscus? Remember the first time you experienced hibiscus in a beverage; probably in something like Celestial Seasonings...

Caramelized Peaches, Agave and Pistachio Mead

Caramelized Peaches, Agave and Pistachio Mead

This is a fairly unusual mead. The pistachio and agave ingredients are not usually found in peach meads. The peaches are caramelized with agave nectar to add some complexity and then the pistachio flavors...

Buckwheat Blossom Mead

Buckwheat Blossom Mead

This recipe is for a dry traditional mead made with Midwestern Buckwheat Blossom Honey. While by the BJCP mead style guidelines/ it is a dry mead it is not bone dry. It is back...

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie Mead

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie Mead

A pumpkin chiffon pie is a fluffy, airy version of the classic pumpkin pie. The pumpkin chiffon pie filing is sort of a pumpkin mousse. Of course some of the ingredients used in such...

Candied Ginger Mead Recipe

Candied Ginger Mead Recipe

This is a variation on the ginger mead recipe in my book. In this version I used all homemade candied ginger. You can find lots of recipes for making candied ginger online, here is...